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VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER Nili
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Azalea Festival
Claimed Best Ever
In Recent Years
BROOKINGS,
Gene Gould Will Join
Pilot Staff For Summer
Gene Gould, junior at Univer
sity of Oregon journalism school,
will be employed by the Pilot
this summer, to arrive home as
soon as school is out at Eugene.
Gene, who has in the past been
employed on the Pilot, will be
seen about, taking some of the
duties incident to management
of a weekly newspaper. He is
graduate of Brookings high, and
is son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J.
Gould.
CURRY COUNTY,
OREGON
THURSDAY, MAY 25. 1
Airport Soon Will | Church Re-named; To Be I
I Cc|.00|s Mak
r
.
Known As Bethel Temple LvVUi Jiuuuid iiiun
Members of the Full Gospel
Be Constructed At
church met Tuesday evening at 'Real Strides' For
the home of their pastor, Wm.
State Line Location Ward
and held a business meet
'Standardization'
At the May meeting of Brook ing at which time the group
ings
chamber of commerce held formed an organization with a
News which will be more tha
The 1950 Azalea Festival, held
membership.
last
Thursday
at
Chetco
Grange,
just
passing interest was learne
last Saturday and Sunday, was
Fhe name of the church, when late last week following receip
ieport was made that the air
acclaimed by visitors as being
port will be under construction built, will be Bethel Temple, and of a letter by the school boar
undoubtedly one of the greatest
soon, at the Crissey property at the church will be known by from Rex Putman, state supet
ever held here. Weather condi
that name henceforth "Bethel’ intendent of schools, telling tha
Oregon-California
state line.
tions contributed greatly toward
means "House of God.”
District No 17. was removed t
It
was
also
reported
that
a
this, as this is the first in five
Following the business meet ihe "standard’ list from the cor
federal
comptroller
office
repre
recent years that rain did not
sentative had been in the area ing ice cream and cake were en- ditionallv standard. The letter:
fall sometime during the event.
to make a survey of the area !joyed.
The area was flooded by out-
Salem, May 15. 195
for national bank application
of-town people, here to witness
Brookings School Board,
President Parker announced
the festivities. Azaleas in the
Dist. No. 17. Curry County,
that the chamber of commerce
park were almost at their zenith,
Brookings, Oregon.
wouid undertake another oroj-
with beauty and fragrance be-
Gentlemen:
yond description
Final rites were held Tuesday ect which would be the largest
by
them.
It
is
ever
undertaken
At your request, a member c
The program started with cor- afternoon at 2, at the Baptist ihe building of jetties at the
the
supervisory staff of the stat
Community
church
for
Josiah
W.
Curry
county
vote,
at
the
pri
onation of Queen Let a at the
mouth
of
the
Chetco.
The
follow
department
of education made
park at 11 a. m. Saturday, The Merrill, who died here at the ing letter sent to the army en maries last Friday, were can-
second
standardization
visit t
vassed the first of the week, and
court was beautiful in the sett- Archie Hendricks home, Sunday. gineers, explains the project :
School,
May
4, 195(
Brookings
Rev.
Nick
Neufeld
officiated.
In
these
were
the
results:
ing ‘made to order.”
Col.
Byrne,
U.
S.
A.
Engineers,
pleasure,
indeed,
t
It
was
a
Senator
U.
Following coronation the big terment was at the William J. Pittock Block. Portland, Ore.
the
conditions
of
irr
noti'
that
331
Hoover, R.
crowd flocked to the high school Ward Memorial Cometary.
77 provement as set forth in plan
Josiah Wesley Merrill was born Dear Col. Byrnes:
McBride, R
gym where a flower display and
submitted to this office in Sepl
At
a
meeting
of
the
directors
art exhibit was held. This was in Kentucky Jan. 14, 1874, and of the chamber of commerce held Morse, R.
1948 and July, 1949, have beei
166
a community project, and in the was reared in Kansas, youngest ast evening, I was instructed to La t ou rette, D
fulfilled.
It is declared, therefor
303
numbers, the display exceeded son of a family of seven boys write you asking your help in Wood. D.
the
Brookings
elementary schot
and three girls
Re pi esentative, Fourth Dist.
many former years.
17,
Curry county, i
Dist.
No.
the
following
matter:
He was marired to Sarah J.
Shaw, D.......................................... 307 maintaining a standard school
The Indian Welfare association Winger at Grand Junction, Colo.,
Our tourist and recreational1
had a campfire display of war- in 1903, coming to The Dalles in business is threatened by the Swanson, D ............................. 156 and the rating of the school i.
changed from conditionally st an
riors in full regalia, and maids 1907, later moving to Portland. closing of the mouth of the Chet Ellsworth, R. (Unopposed).
Governor
aid to fully standard.
in their beautiful beaded dress
Surviving are, besides his wid co river. During last W’eek’s low
es. One dress was said to have ow’, one brother, Smith, and a tides the mouth of the river was Flegel, D......................................... 118
The district has made a tre
weighed more than 50 lbs, a sister, Minerva, a son, Josiah H. completely blocked by a gravel Pearson, D................................... 160 mendous effort Io provide goo<
creation of bead and shell de- of Portland and daughter, Mrs. bar A few days of heavy north Wallace, D.................................. 197 school facilities and the result:
signs. The weaving of baskets Archie Hendricks of Brookings west swells would heighten this
are exceptionally good. The build
Supreme Court, Pos. No. 3
was also shown and a large dis and five grandchildren.
attractive, modern, am
bar and block it completely at Dunn ............................................ ISO i ng
play of the finished product was
Maguire ...................................... 126 functional. We are proud of th*
In the past couple of years his all tick's.
show’n. This Indian village was health had failed rapidly and a
To protect our tourist and rec Tooze ............................................ 582 changes which have taken plao
one of the highlights of interest great portion of the time was
the result o
at Brookings
District Attorney
reational
business, it is necessary
and the Indians were given much spent here with his daughter. His
399
concerted
community
action. Th<
that we keep the mouth of the' Dewart, R ...............................
praise.
355 school has bt'cn able to rais*
Portland home is in the Garden Chetco river open. Therefore, we! Ackley. R.
The stage of the auditorium Home section.
wish permission from your office ( On Democratic Ballots, the vote its rating from non-standard ft
was a scene of an old grist mill,
standard within two years time
Ackley (write-ins)
to install temporary jetties.
with a water wheel churning:
Since this has entailed a greal
Dewart
(write-ins)
..........
If this permission is granted
the water. The mill itself, built '
expenditure and much carefu
County Treasurer
us by your office, we would ap
of logs, surrounded by flowering;
251
1
planning, it is very commendable
preciate if it were possible, vour Mather, D.............................
azaleas and other wild flowers
A school is not declared st an
..142
Braun,
D
...............................
sending an engineer to advise us
found in the area .
108
dard
for a definite period ol
Sosey,
D
..............
...............
The fence surrounding this dis i PORT ORFORD July 4. 1951, on erecting these jetties.
time but will be re-evaluatec
County
Surveyor
(
Cost
of
the
erection
of
these
play was made of weather-beat I will be the 100th anniversary of
Echols unopposed. as time permits in the light o!
en wood, which was part of a the first Battle of Battlerock. jetties would be paid by public Charles T. M. Sheriff
existing conditions We are con
fence about a flow er garden on i 1851, fought with a tribe of In subscription.
fident that the district desires
R.
G.
Sabin,
R.
(unopposed)
Hoping that you will find it
an old homestead of the Upper j dians by a small group of set
to maintain the school at higi
Chetco. The records of this old; tlers, lead by Captain William possible to fulfill our wishes, and
level and will make further im
awaiting
your
reply,
we
are
homestead show that it was Tichenor. Port Orford Chamber
provement
s as the need arises
Respectfully yours,
granted in 1877 to John G. Me-. of Commerce is planning a gala
and
it
is
possible to do so
Cormick. It is most likely thati Centennial Celebartion to com Brookings Chamber of Commrce ■
The
playground
area is in £
By
J.
Elmer
Parker,
president
JUH6
WGGGinCJ
this is part of a fence or the
memorate
the
struggles
of
those
much
better
condition
than v
Parker
appointed
the
following
I
Invltations
have
1)een
received'
original homestead, which would
early-comers
to
this
area.
seemed
possible
to
make
it.
on a committee to handle this by friends of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
make it about 78 years old.
Letters
are
being
sent
to
all
project:
Thor
Ask,
Homer
Kess
The
teacher-pupil
load
id
some
The water wheel was originally
ert Swan, apprising them of the
local
clubs
and
organizations
to
ler,
Warren
Smith,
Wilson
Free
rooms
is
higher
than
is
desirable
called the Bull Wheel, used for ask them to appoint committees
forthcoming wedding of their
man, Elmer Bankus, Hans Nel younger daughter. Joan Delores, However, since the enrollmen
hoisting the meat carcasses af-1
ter slaughtering, 1 n the o 1 d for the purpose of assisting in son and Charles Echols.
to Bryan Marsh Hell, Sunday, has fluctuated this ye^r, this
Ross Putnam reported that the June 4, at 2:00 p. m. at the Bap condition has not existed for th<
slaughter house, located on the planning next summer’s affair
A general meeting of all these trucks hauling logs south were
whole school year except in om
Concluded on Page Three
committees as well as all inter being arrested by the state po tist Community church.
A reception will be held at room. If the enrollment main
ested citizens will be held soon lice for over-length. Buyers of
the tains itself at this high level
so that many may contribute these logs demand 40 feet in the Swan home following
plans which have been made t<
ceremony.
their ideas and assistance in the length, but highway restrictions
Joan, graduate last year of relieve the overloading shouk
staging of this celebration. Much here do not permit logs of that Stanford
University, has been at be carried forward.
interest is beng shown here in length being hauled.
There is a very fine feeling ol
University of Texas doing grad
the event.
Warren Smith and Charles H. uate work this year. She has co-operation about the school
Grayshel were appointed to con spent her summers in this area, The faculty and th«' children an
Fr. Don Denman, priest at the
Fred Moore has word from Mrs. tact the highway department to and has made scores of friends very proud of the building anc
local Star of the Sea Catholic
church, w’ill be Bacaalaureate1 Moore that she had arrived at ask that truckers be given con
are taking great pride in keep
ing it in good condition.
speaker, next Sunday evening. Honolulu, and was having a won sideration. Mr. Smtih made a
It was a pleasure to revisit th<
May 28. at 8 o’clock Invocation derful time. Mrs. Moore left last trip to Salem Monday, and re ing a 55-foot over-all length lim
will be given by Rev. Bill Ward, week for a visit with her son. She ported that all truckers may ap it. This applies from Carpenter- school and to find conditions s<
ply for a permit for hauling, us- ville to the state line.
greatly improved. We wish yot
benediction by Rev. Lever, and will be gone a couple of weeks.
continued success in providing i
Rev. Nick Neufeld will serve as
good educational program a
chairman.
Brookings. Sincerely yours. Re:
"Better Men and Women for
Putman. Supt. Public Instruc
Better Times” has been announc
tion, Salem.
ed as the subject of Father Den
man’s sermon. Mrs. Lloyd Morris
will play both processional and i
Friends learned that Mr. an<
Tax
recessional. The community is |
Total
Mrs. Charles R. Seymour, for
Excess
Rural Board
Mil’s
mer residents of this area, nov
invited to attend.
(a) Budget
Voted
Alloc., Dist. 17
Commencement exercises will
of Portland, have adopted a bab;
be held at the high school audi
girl, about 4*2 months old.
Last Year (1949-50) ... $82,696.00 $15,731.70 $112,562.50 61.2
torium, Friday, June 2, at 8 p. m.
Mrs. A. O. Bollinger returnee
This Year (1950-51) ,$68.979.30 $27,066 70* $110,141.00 53.8
daylight savings time, with Dr.
last Friday from Astoria when
Elmo Stevens, president of the
(*) Election to be held May 31. 1950.
she had been delegate for To
Southern Oregon College of Ed
(a) Total budet, comparing years.
Last column comparative millage levies.
paz Rebekah lodge at the Re
ucation as speaker. Further in
bekah Assembly. She was con
formation concerning commence
ferred the.degree of Chivalry a
ment and final week of s ’ xd
the assembly.
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appear i m x
Ljt.
Last Rites, Tues.,
For Josiah Merril!
Morse and Shaw
Election Winners
Port Orford Plans
¡Battle Centennial
Joan Swan Sets
Baccalaureate Is
Planned, Sun. Eve
YOUR VOTE IS NEEDED, WEDNESDAY